Happy 70th Dad!!

We gave my Dad 70 one dollar bills for his big day.
Actually, the stack of cash wasn't as big as I thought it would be.
My Dad is the best. He doesn't say much, but when he does, we all listen up. He would do anything for his children or his grand-children, even sacrifice sitting in his new recliner for them to have a turn. Thanks for all you do for us, Dad!
You are only as old as you feel.
Tonight he told us that he feels like he is 39. Live it up Dad.

GO UTES!!!!

A Merry little Christmas.....

Is is Halloween or Christmas? We never know at our house with Buzz and Cinderella running around. Jaelyn also told the cashier at Macey's today that she was going to be Jessie (from Toy Story2) for Halloween next year. The girl understood since Jaeln was wearing a red cowboy hat that Mac actually got for Christmas. Don't get me wrong, I am always glad to have advance notice. I can start working on costumes ASAP -- yea, right.

Anyway, Mac had a great Christmas with his Toy Story friends.

Jaelyn is still a little princess. I would love to do something other than pink, but I just know when this 'princess/pink' stage is over, I will miss it, so I am not going to wish it away.

My family came over Christmas morning for breakfast.
Rog is always in charge of the pancakes - mine are no good
and my kids will agree with me.

We also had fun sledding at Grandpa's house. The kids can't get enough, but man am I getting old. I am starting to hate the cold which has never really bothered me before. Yuck! Getting old 'is for the birds' -- as my Dad would say.

Whatch been up to??? --Having Fun!!

We haven't been doing anything overly exciting,
just enjoying the season by having fun.
We had a great ward party this year. We went 'back to Bethlehem'. The gym was decorated like old times and we had to buy our food at the market. There were pitas, cheese, breads, olives, fruit and cider. It was a struggle to get through the busy marketplace with two hungry kids who wanted to hold our tokens. Each family dressed up and brought their own blanket to sit on and eat while we watched the Christmas program.
It took a lot of work and thankfully we weren't very involved in the work, just the fun. Phew!

For FHE tonight we went to see the Nativity in town up close. Jaelyn has been wanting to do it for weeks. We braved the cold in our snow clothes and played around while a man used a snow blower nearby. The kids thought it was great to have a man-made snowstorm.
We also looked at the gingerbread houses.
This was Jae's favorite - how could anyone have ever guessed?

Jaelyn made these cute Rudolph cookies to take to her friends at school.
Easy for a 4 year old as well as her mom:)The kids got to tell Santa what they would like for Christmas. That was the easy part. The hard part is trying to be good so they will actually get what they asked for. What will mom hold over their heads when Christmas is over? Isn't this a glamour shot?

Rog made a lot of $$$ selling Twilight books on ebay. Although it was my find, he put all the work into selling and shipping. Good work Rog!

We also visited the dentist. Jaelyn did a great job. She is getting so grown up. Mackay (as you can imagine) wouldn't have any of the dental nonsense. Rog got the brunt of this check up and actually was getting his first ever root canal tonight. A friend in the ward took care of Rog since we still see a dentist in SLC. They were at his office from 9-11pm tonight. Rog reports that Brent is a great dentist, and I quote, "I didn't feel a thing". Wow! Now that is a referral.
We want to wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas!!!